Ethiopia’s Tigray region nominated for an award for tackling land degradation
The 2017 Future Policy Award has released a shortlist of the world’s best policies for tackling land degradation, one of…
Friday, July 28, 2017 @ 6:56 pm
Agriculture
Office of the First Lady: Moringa Value Chain Development Program Launched
Joint Press Release of the Office of the First Lady of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Italian Embassy; Italian Agency…
Friday, February 24, 2017 @ 1:13 am
Hydro-mentality over the Nile
(Wondwosen Michago Seide) The Nile River is the only shared physical linkage between Egypt and Ethiopia. The thread of history…
Sunday, April 3, 2016 @ 10:32 pm
Ethiopia’s Forgotten Drought
(Gabriella Meltzer - Council of Foreign Relations) El Niño was first discovered in the 1600s when fishermen noticed that in…
Thursday, March 3, 2016 @ 2:58 am
Ethiopia: The billionaire’s farm
(Tom Burgis - Financial Times) Saudi Star’s proprietor, a Saudi-Ethiopian tycoon named Mohammed al-Amoudi, has spent more than $200m turning…
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 @ 3:29 am
Beware the drought, the MDG successes are at stake
Ethiopia is rising and poised to reach middle income status after a decade, according to World Bank. Ethiopia is experiencing…
Friday, January 1, 2016 @ 10:40 pm
Ethiopia cancels Karuturi’s 100 thousand hc. farmland contract
Ethiopian government disclosed today the cancellation of Karuturi Global Ltd. land lease contract. The Indian company was granted three hundred…
Thursday, December 31, 2015 @ 9:39 pm
Netherlands failing Int’nal Obligations over Ethiopia’s Teff Grain
The Netherlands May Be Failing Its International Obligations by Not Regulating Its Companies’ Monopolistic Activities over Ethiopia’s Teff Grain: A…
Friday, March 13, 2015 @ 2:15 am
Karuturi under the spotlight
(Berhanu Fekade) * Officials fretful on loan repayment, land lease and country’s image * CEO says will settle local debts…
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 @ 3:23 am
Al-Amoudi to Invest $100 Million in Ethiopian Farm
(William Davison) Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc, an Ethiopian company owned by billionaire Mohamed al-Amoudi, said it plans to invest…
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 @ 5:23 pm